u/bIoodybunny

Looking for a book that I checked out of the library when I was a teen. I very vaguely recall the specific plot details but the cover stays in my mind for some reason, and I want to put a name to it.

It was centered on two teens, one boy and one girl. Either the boy or the girl was embarking on a trip to find their father who abandoned them(?, may be confusing this w some other book) and the other agrees to help them. The male lead had a crush on the female lead, but she wasn't into men, but they end up becoming close friends anyway.

The book had nothing to do with hedgehogs or even any animals in general, I think the hedgehog may have been a toy/keepsake one of the main characters had and was a plot point.